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Louisville baseball team to face Vanderbilt in super regionals

The eighth-ranked Louisville Cardinals boarded the bus to Nashville Friday afternoon as they will meet up with Vanderbilt in the super regionals beginning Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals baseball program has only made one trip to the College World Series, and that was in 2007.

Throughout the postseason, there have been references to that 2007 team by many players in the program today.

Manager Dan McDonnell said it's not because they are envious of that team, but because the 2013 Cards are looking to create their own legacy.

"I think you want to add your chapter to the success that is happening here, but you like to be challenged. These guys talk about 2007 a lot because that team went to Omaha, so, you know, I tell them my story. I tell them what it's like when I go back for all the alumni weekends knowing that I was a part of the team that played in Omaha, and no one can take that away from you. I just think it is a fun, healthy challenge that these guys want to put themselves in that 2007 category, and who knows, maybe even better than this," said McDonnell.

"I think we want to write our own page in Louisville baseball. I think we are ready for it, and we can't wait to go down there and play," said Cardinals infielder Zak Wasserman.

All of the super regional coverage can be found on the ESPN family of networks. Louisville will take on Vanderbilt at 3 p.m. Saturday on ESPN, while Indiana will meet up with Florida State at noon Saturday. That game can be found on ESPNU.

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